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《The Knockout》 S1·E31 (32:18) HSK 5
dàn shì tān zāng wǎng fǎ jué duì méi yǒu

但是贪赃枉法绝对没有

“But there is no corruption or abuse of the law.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 32:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men yǒu pò bù dé yǐ tái tái shǒu de shí hòu

“There were times that we had to turn a blind eye to them.”

dàn shì tān zāng wǎng fǎ jué duì méi yǒu CURRENT FOCUS

但是 贪赃枉法 绝对没有

“But there is no corruption or abuse of the law.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ān shū jì yǐ jīng hé qín jú zhǎng xié tiáo hǎo le zhè ge xíng dòng fāng àn

安书记已经和秦局长 协调好了这个行动方案

“Secretary An has coordinated this operation with Director Qin.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEFENDING INTEGRITY
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I may have cut corners under pressure, but I never crossed the line into actual corruption.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drawing the Moral Red Line

In Chinese administrative contexts, officials often distinguish between pragmatic flexibility under situational pressure and corrupt self-enrichment to protect their core political integrity.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #denial #boundary_setting #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
贪赃枉法 SPOKEN CHUNK

taking bribes and bending the law

A formal idiom used to describe serious official corruption and breach of legal duties.

绝对没有 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely not; absolutely never

A strong emphatic phrase used to issue a total denial.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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